Evaluation of the quality of amodiaquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine tablets sold by private wholesale pharmacies in Dar Es Salaam Tanzania

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Minzi, O M S ^a   Moshi, M J ^b   Hipolite, D ^c   Massele, A Y ^a   Tomson, G ^d   Ericsson, O ^d   Gustafsson, L L ^d  

^a Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amodiaquine; Content; Dissolution; Quality; Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

AMOBIN; AMODIAQUINE; AMODIAQUINE NEMI; EMOQUIN BLISTER; EMOQUIN TIN; FALCIDIN; FALSITAT; FANSIDAR; MALARATAB; MALARIDOSE; MALARIDOX; MALARTAB; MALOSTAT; ORODAR; PYRIMETHAMINE; SP; SULFADOXINE; SULPHADAR;

ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; EXPIRATION DATE; QUALITY CONTROL; SHELF LIFE; TABLET; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; EVALUATION STUDIES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACIES; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUALITY CONTROL; SULFADOXINE; TANZANIA;

EID: 0037655966     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2003.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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